Best Lawrence Jean Louis Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 124 Queen Amina of Zazzau: Who Was She? 2:25

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life Queen Amina. She was a warrior and ruler of Zazzau, a Hausa city-state which dominated the trans-Saharan trade after the collapse of the Songhai empire in what is now Northern Nigeria. She led an army of 20,000 soldiers, conquering towns to the north and south in the Nu…

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Ep. 123 Oranyan: First Oba of the Oyo Empire, Second Prince of Ile-Ife 6:19

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Oranyan, the second prince of Ile-Ife, who made Oyo his new kingdom. According to Yoruba history, Oranyan founded Oyo around the year 1300 and one of his children, Eweka I, went on to become the first king of the Benin Empire. --- Support this podcast: https://podcas…

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Ep. 122 Queen Nzinga Mbandi: Ruler of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms 3:04

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Nzinga Mbandi, who became queen of Ndongo in 1624. She is known for her diplomatic and military strategies in defending her kingdoms against the Portuguese, transforming them into successful commercial states. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/…

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Ep. 121 Shaka Zulu: King of Ancient Zulu Empire 3:49

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Shaka Zulu. Before the ascendancy of King Shaka, Zulu referred to only one clan that recognized "Zulu" as its founding ancestor. After Shaka's mission of conquest and consolidation, the Zulu Empire’s population reached an estimated 250,000 and his state emerged as th…

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Ep. 120 Axumite Queen Makeda: The Queen of Sheba 2:12

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Makeda, Queen of Sheba who ruled the Axumite kingdom for more than 50 years. She traveled to Jerusalem to witness the fabled wisdom of King Solomon and bore him a son named Menelik, the first Imperial ruler of Ethiopia. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.sp…

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Ep. 119 Mansa Musa: 9th Ruler of Mali 3:14

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Mansa Musa, the ninth ruler of the Mali Empire and considered the richest man to have ever lived. During his reign, the empire of Mali doubled in size, making it second in size only to that of the Mongol Empire at the time, and trade tripled. --- Support this podcast…

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Ep. 118 Kandake Amani: Leading the Kushites Against the Romans 3:01

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Amani. She’s remembered as having led her Kingdom’s army to fight back the Romans from 25 to 22 BC, halting their expansion into Kush. She captured three major Roman cities and brought back the bronze head of Augustus Caesar. --- Support this podcast: https://p…

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Ep. 117 Leo Africanus: Andalusian Explorer & Geographer 3:51

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Leo Africanus. Born Al Hassan Ibn Muhammad Al Wazzan, he is best known for hisb book, Cosmographia et geographia de affrica (Cosmography and geography of Africa). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 116 Hatshepsut: Foremost of Noblewomen 2:23

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Hatshepsut. Assuming the title King of Upper and Lower Egypt, she reigned Egypt as pharoahfrom 1478-1458 BCE, longer than any other woman of Egyptian dynasty. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 115 Muḥammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi: Scientific Pioneer of the Islamic Golden Age 3:10

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Muḥammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi. His book, Hisab al-jabr w’al-muqabala or The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing, is generally considered to be the first written on the subject of algebra. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c…

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Ep. 114 Queen Boudica: Celtic Queen of Iron Age Roman Britain 1:27

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Boudica, a Celtic queen of the Iceni tribe in England who led a rebellion against Roman occupation around 60 A.D. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

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Ep. 113 Fibonacci: Ten Symbols {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9} 3:32

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Fibonacci. Traveling around the Mediterranean coast, Fibonacci met with many merchants, learning about their systems for doing arithmetic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 112 Wang Zhenyi: Astronomer, Mathematician, and Poet 1:54

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Wang Zhenyi. Despite societal norms which prohibited female education, she made accurate findings and observations as to the relationship between the lunar and solar eclipses. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/suppo…

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Ep. 111 Pythagoras of Samos: From Earth to the Sphere of the Moon, One Tone 4:22

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Pythagoras. He’s credited with formulating the Pythagorean theorem, and the concept that music and harmony is present in the entire Universe. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 110 Hypatia of Alexandria: Mathematician, Astronomer, Philosopher 1:18

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Hypatia of Alexandria. She became the head of the Platonist school at Alexandria, lecturin on mathematics and philosophy. In 415 AD, she was attacked by a mob, and beaten to death with what are thought to be roofing tiles. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters…

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Ep. 109 Euclid of Alexandria: Mathematician & Author of Elements 2:27

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Euclid, the Greek mathematician, who lived and taught in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I. He’s often referred to as the “Father of Geometry.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 108 Nakano Takeko: The Last of the Onna-Bugeishas 2:17

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Nakano Takeko. Born into a family of the Aizu clan, Nakano Takeko was born in Edo. She led a warrior class of female samurais during the Battle of Aizu of 1868. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 107 Vitruvius: Roman Architect, Author and Engineer 2:38

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Vitruvius, the Roman architect, author and engineer. He is best known for his multi-volume treatise De Architectura ("On Architecture"), which is considered the first book on architectural theory and is the only one from antiquity to survive today. --- Support this p…

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Ep. 106 Golda Meir: Israel’s First Female Prime Minister 4:04

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Golda Meir, Israel's first female prime minister and the third female prime minister in the world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

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Ep. 105 Galen of Pergamon: Physician, Author, Philosopher 3:28

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Greek physician, Galen. Universally known as Galen of Pergamon, he correctly pointed out that arteries were filled with blood, not air. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 104 Grace Hopper: Computer Pioneer and Naval Officer 4:09

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Grace Hopper. She popularized the idea of machine-independent programming languages, which led to the development of COBOL, one of the first modern programming languages. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 103 Hippocrates of Kos, the Asklepiad 4:18

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Hippocrates, the Greek physician often credited with developing the theory of the "four humors," or fluids, which include yellow bile, black bile, blood and phlegm. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 102 Mary Todd Lincoln: Rarely a Kind Word 6:56

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Their relationship, based on mutual interest in politics, turned from friendship to courtship. On November 4, 1842, a plain gold wedding band was placed on Mary's finger with the ins…

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Ep. 101 Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin: Gastronomic Writer, Lawyer, and Politician 3:33

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, considered one of the most influential food writers of all time. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

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Ep. 100 Deborah Read: Wife of American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin 2:21

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Deborah Read, wife of American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. It’s said that she received little formal education. Almost nothing else is known about her childhood. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 99 Plato: Philosopher, Mathematician, Slave, Founder 4:45

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Plato. He was convinced that the idea of justice, no matter how people’s opinions might change, does not change in itself. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

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Ep. 98 Sarah Livingston Jay: Wife of American Founding Father John Jay 3:16

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Sarah Livingston Jay, wife of American Founding Father John Jay. Considered one of the first socialites in the United States, she was exposed to American politics at an early age. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/s…

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Ep. 97 Plutarch: Obtaining Knowledge through Suspension of Judgement 3:16

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Plutarch. Born in Boeotia, educated in Athens, and made a priest at Delphi, Plutarch wrote over 200 works, among them Parallel Lives and the Morals. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 96 Dolley Madison: Wife of American Founding Father James Madison 1:22

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Martha Jefferson, wife of James Madison. She is often credited with saving the portrait of George Washington when the British attacked the Capitol in 1814 when 4,000 British troops began landing in Maryland during the War of 1812. --- Support this podcast: https://po…

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Ep. 95 John Jay: Founding Father & First Chief Justice of the United States 5:22

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of James Madison. He was the fourth American president, and the chief author of the Bill of Rights. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

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Ep. 94 Martha Jefferson: Wife of American Founding Father Thomas Jefferson 3:14

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Martha Jefferson, wife of the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. During the Revolutionary War, she raised money and made clothing for the soldiers of the Continental Army in Virginia at the suggestion of Martha Washington. --- Support this podcas…

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Ep. 93 James Madison: First Amendment and Freedom of Speech 3:17

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of James Madison. He was the fourth American president, and the chief author of the Bill of Rights. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

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Ep. 92 Martha Washington: Wife of American Founding Father George Washington 3:14

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Martha Washington, the first First Lady. As first lady, she initiated a weekly reception, held on Friday evenings hosting members of Congress, visiting dignitaries, and men and women from the local community. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p…

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Ep. 91 Thomas Jefferson: President, Secretary of State, Gardener & Scientist 5:08

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Thomas Jefferson. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third President of the United States, he also delivered the first inaugural address. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 90 Elizabeth Hamilton: Wife of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton 2:34

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Elizabeth Hamilton, wife of Alexander Hamilton, American Founding Father and 1st U.S Secretary of the Treasury. She helped found New York's first private orphanage in 1806. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 89 George Washington: Farmer & First President of the United States 4:59

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of American Founding Father, George Washington. He was the first American president, commander of the Continental Army, president of the Constitutional Convention, and a farmer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/suppor…

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Ep. 88 Abigail Adams: Remember the Ladies 1:56

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Abigail Adams, the first woman to serve as Second Lady of the United States and the second woman to serve as First Lady. She was also the mother of the sixth President, John Quincy Adams. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean…

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Ep. 87 Alexander Hamilton: Founding Father, First Secretary of Treasury 2:35

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Alexander Hamilton, American Founding Father and the 1st U.S Secretary of the Treasury. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

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Ep. 86 Zora Neale Hurston: A Genius of the South 3:25

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Zora Neal Hurston. During her lifetime, Zora Neale Hurston published four novels; Jonah's Gourd Vine (1934), Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), Moses, Man of the Mountain (1939), Seraph on the Suwanee (1948) and more than 50 published short stories, plays, and essa…

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Ep. 85 John Adams: America’s 2nd President & 1st Vice President 6:00

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of American Founding Father and the 2nd President of the United States, John Adams. He served as the first Vice President under President George Washington. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep. 84 Marian Anderson: An Easter Sunday Performance at Lincoln Memorial 2:04

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Marian Anderson. Considered one of the best contraltos of the 20th century, Marian Anderson was still subject to the racial bias of the time. Denied the opportunity to perform in DAR Constitution Hall because of her race, she performed at the Lincoln Memorial to a cr…

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Ep. 83 Medgar Evers: World War II Veteran & Civil Rights Leader 4:24

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Medgar Evers, World War II veteran, civil rights leader, and NAACP's first field officer in Mississippi. He filed lawsuits and led initiatives to break down barriers of segregation, becoming a significant voice in fighting for civil rights and social justice before b…

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Ep 82. Susan B. Anthony: Women Their Rights and Nothing Less 4:43

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Susan B. Anthony. Throughout the 1850s and 1860s, Susan B. Anthony honed her speaking and organizing skills, continuing her involvement with the temperance movement, fighting for equal wages, abolition of slavery and suffrage. --- Support this podcast: https://podcas…

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Ep 81. Malcolm X: A Tree Without Roots is Dead 3:57

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Malcolm X. Born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, he was a major voice for Black Nationalism in the 1960s. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

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Ep 80. Indira Gandhi: India’s First Woman Prime Minister 4:46

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In thisweek's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life IndiraGhandi, India’s third prime minister and the first woman to lead the nation’smillions from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep 79. Yuan Mei: Qing Dynasty Poet, Painter, Gastronome 2:17

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Yuan Mei. One of China’s most influential poets and painters, he was an advocate for women's education and helped publish their poetry at a time when it was suppressed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep 78. Madeleine Albright: First Woman Secretary of State 4:28

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Madeleine Albright, the 64th U.S Secretary of State. The journey to her confirmation spanned two continents and 20 years of government service. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep 77. Nelson Mandela: First Black South African President 5:25

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Nelson Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist and the country’s first black president. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

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Ep 76. Florence Kelley: Advocate for Working Women & Children 3:30

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Florence Kelley, the first woman factory inspector in the United States. She fought for government regulation to protect working women and children. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support…

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Ep 75. Bernard Baruch: Financier & Advisor to Presidents 2:44

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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of a successful Wall Street businessman and advisor to various US Presidents from Woodrow Wilson to Franklin Roosevelt. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-jean-louis/support

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